Toy house



May 13, 1930- J. H. FRER, JR 1,758,314

Patented May 1 930f JAMES HENLY rmnmmi'fon w EBsTER eaovns; iarssouannssrexron. ro .roma L;

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I 'for HOUSE]V V i Animationfiesptemb 27,11928. serial` Nd,, 30330317.

v This invention relates totoy houses andhas special reference to houses designed for use as toys and playthings forchildren. An object of the invention is to provide-a ;5 toy house of strong and durable construction manner to obtain'best results and 'to permit the device to be applied to all of its intended made up of sheets of material assembled ina uses Without likelihood of injury;T v 4 j 'pAnothe'r object is to provide an improve toy house possessing all ofthe useful features o-f construction and other advantages I made apparent from vthe following Vdescription, 'reference being made to the accompanying 'drawings in which i Fig. 1 is a perspectiveviewof a toy house constructed in accordance with thev present invention, parts being broken awayand other parts removed in order to disclose features of construction. i i

Fig. 21s a vertcal-cross Sectional viewV of the house.

' AFig. 3 is an enlargeddetail view showing the manner in which the dooris hinged.

Fig. 4 isa perspective view Aofone end of the cross member or top frame member at the front of the house. 1 'l In the embodiment of the invention shown the difierent walls of the house are made offV sheets of material, preferably sheet metal,

the bottom or floor comprising an appropriately shaped section of sheet metal 1 havng its ends and front and rear edges bent downe wardly to provide supporting flanges 2. i The house comprises 'two endwalls, each made of the sheet 3 of metal bent; to form p an inturned flange along its lower -edge,fin-

turned vertical flanges 5 at its front and rear edges and inturned flanges 6 at the'top; The middleportions of the end walls 3 'at thetop are pointed so' that theflanges 6 are inclined downwardly from the apexes of the upper ends ofthe end walls 3 to theside edges of said walls.

, The rear wall 7 is formed'from; section` ofl sheet metal having its lower edge bent to provide an inwardlyV extended fiange 8, each end being bentto provide an inwardly ;eX-

tendedfvertical flangev 9 ,and upper-edge bent inwardly to provide an inwardly extended'flange 10.` T 'i The `rear* and end walls 7 and3'are assembled' in a relationship lin whichf the 'ends of.

the rear w'all7 abut'against the inner'sides of f the end vwalls 3 and against the inner sides of J the endfwall flanges 5.' These end andrear f i i walls are then attached'to'the baseV bye-fasteners or 'bolts ll'passi'ng through the floor 1 v i andthrough thefianges 4 and 8. ,One suchl fastenerll :inay be passed through''overlapping portions of the flanges 4 and* 8 at'each rear corner. of the house.` i e The roof-'ofthe house comprises a pair of plates Vl25fand 13`arranged` toV seat uponthe .65 A Vrearwardly and forwardly inclined fianges 6 respectively. The plate 'i 12 near' its upper edge is securedto the rear fianges 6 by fasten- `ers 14 and near its lower edge by fasteners 15 whchfpass through said plate12 and through overlappingjp'ortions of the flangesf and .'10

j ofthe end and' rear walls,7thus'obtaininga i rigidconstruction;V` The lower rear edge of eachl plate j'12 and' 13 is bent downwardlyto form jan eave `1`6,j1'an`d, their upper edges e are 'I j 17 v of Vthe plate ,seatsV against the front flangesfld- 'The flange 17l of the plate 13 overlies -the upper edge of the plate 12. The upper bent ito forin angular flangesplf. The flang'eV edge'ofthe plate 13 'is securedto the fianges 6 i by fasteners 18. The'ends of the plates 12 and 13 have ,down turned Vflanges 1721. o l The upper corners of the end walls 3, at the frontofthe house, are rigidly conect'ed by a -metallic'strip shaped to :provide a vertical portionl9l that is secured against-the inner ;sides of the front flanges 5; an upwardly and 'rearwardly inclined upper flange 20 'that is secured against the :under sides offi the fianges 6 near the'forward ends ,of`sai'd fianges;,and 1 aforwardly' extended flange 21 that extends .forwardlybeyond-the 'outer surfacesof the flanges 5. Slots22 are formed at the ends of the flanges :21 to receive the fianges 5 and to permit the assemblyv of the parts in the mannenshown and described. v Fasteners" 23 pass 5 throughrtheflanges 5 and through. the part '19,

andifasteners `211 pass :through the lower edge ofthe roof plate 13, through the flan'ges and door is of such a Close andi-flames through the ends of the flange 20, thus rigdly connecting these parts. i

One or moredoors may be hinged between the base l and the fianges 21. 1 One such door is shown, the' same comprising a sectionl 25 of sheet metal bent to form inwardly extended flangesfl.alqngfitsnpper and lower edgesand vertical fianges 27 atv Vits side edges.

height that it'will pass' under 26 is piioted tothe flange 21 loylpivot mem; bers28, and the lower flange-26 is pivoted to the base bya 'pivot member 29, thedoor being" washer v.

supported slightly aboyethe basebya 370 through which the pivo't29 passes These' parts.. areassembledn snela nelatienshpl as -to permit the door Yto swingg-freelyfl. fe O.

vthe doon opening-- :Only one. door ;issbown inl ,1.i anotherydeor be ingV omittedto auoidthe .confusion of lines.. 'I

f Ifadesired, thehose. maybe made two-;er g i q .second .floor beingobtainsdfby sectonl of metal lia-ying its endsbent downwardly to provide ;J fianges 32 that. abut. against the inner/.slides of the end walls,, .3. and havingjits .front andrear edgesbent downwardly to. provide longiitudinalfianges 33, of whicli. th'efiange.33,.at the rear-abuts, against the rear walll; This fioor may 'he. attached tothe .end walls by remow I .able fasteners 34. passing .through thefianges I 32. and .through said walls.`

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f Sami extensions Ve; through Vthe fianges F and 20,

'strip-of sheetmetal 'number of part'ti ns/may be pronided i toddydethe interior .of the house, into.. a

numher 01":

..separate rooms., A,s shown,.jthe lowenpart. of thehouse isdimded into rooms by. a partition. .35 made ofa sectionfof-,sheet metalhaving lateral .entensionsrat its lower endgedee seated. upon and. secured. to the .fi'oor `Vl .j .y "fasteners: 31.' ,T his, partition v 3.5

has .its upperV edge bent, laterallyjto;l proxzide afiangeBS which supports thintermediate portion of' the secondv story' floor 3l. V The upper portion of the house. isdivided into rooms by a partitionV 5.9. eornpr sing a .plate of sheet metal hayillglatera extensions 49 As' shown, the second the lower fi'oor by a Stairway comprising a i I lbantrto.form steps'l.

or: all. of thefwalls, asV wellasthe door mayghane window. openingsl'fitherein and i This..

formed by stamping.

the under sides ofv andflbeing' fasteners; 431 whereby .aH

i fioorfl is formed a 'Stairwayopeningijt connected-.with

surface demarcations 48 representing window panes.

Chimneysk or flues 49, comprising sections o of sheet metal bent into rectangular form,'j

may be mounted upon the roof of the house by forming; ehimneys lpmjectos 50...oen.gfage inslots 51 infthe nO-fplates 12 and 13.

This house may avoid scratching or mari-ing thefurniture ort fioors upon which the house is used.

.A preferred .manner-j' of manufacture in order toreduce cost is'to make theend walls 31,4 theroof'plates. 12; and-gl31and the -parti-- form. 'thatthese parts he readily bolts. maybe used ,v as the :fasteners whsreby the parts are securedtogether..

Fromgthegfonegoing :it .lu illwheisee' haneprovided Van attractive and; useful: toiy which isof very strong construction .and-yet The construction, .arrangement ..and ;relationship of lt eparts maybe varied;withinrequiwalent limlswithout dep arture-froni the nature and principle of the invention.: 4

' I donotg-restrict myself unessentialliyiibut 'be Supnorted. npetfibber a blocks or feetf92 attached toi-th'e underjsideof --thebase-1fin-a-ny known manner so as tol s'o 'g i i tions; gand 29:,;respeetifrely; vdiurzlicare -Inexpensiwe stove what I claim'aid desire-to secure by Letters 1.' iA .device ofthecharacteir describecl: com,i prising a floor board, a pair offuprightend plates, detachable elements: .fasten-ing i.;the lower edges of the endV plates on thefleor board,.`a rear' plate. hayingits ends abntting` againstfthe inner lsides ofkthe? end ;plates flanges on: they rear edgesofi athe Vend .plates overlappingthe rearfsides ofthe endsof said rear plate, detachablef-means 'fasteningisli'd endplateineonnectmn with: floorboard. 'afiflange alongtthe upper edge ofgsaid ;rear plate, ilang-es f longl .the upper lends ,ofgsaid .ion

end plates. overlappng; said flangejon the upper edge of saidanear Lplateja'near 'roof. plate .seated upon f'asteneps passing'- through. j said;l roof j plate and; i'hrmgl.V the: -overlapping vPorthns of S.aidsecond.l and third-named fiangesbfa iirent roofplate -overlapping .the upper edgeoisaid .rear :roof: plate Said end-'Plaes the upper corners; of said. end platesatffilife.

Strip!- flfangeandto said' floor board. I

2; A'f device of the chararcterl described 4 comprising a. floor, a pair .ofwupigftygndy-iguwalls ito-'f'the floor,v .ai rear- 'wall` at-V tached torthe floor,

sectiosiiattached end' wallsj and ,saidg 1rear w-all,` a metallie-stlrip;

said. third-named danger.,

'ancljremOl-Ybly a'ttachg to I ametailio stripV connecting. 'mo

fmntfa forwaidly extendingrflallgfifin Said and sagol-.hinga t'oisaid lastinemd I .fianges on said endwalls 'frmingfahutmentsfor saidrear- Walliyijoof 'tothef uppeii1-ends-of said o connecting the upper ends ofsaidend walls at the front, a flange projecting forwardly from said strip beyondthe front edges ofv said end walls, and a door having its lower end hinged to said fioor and its upper end hinged to said fiange on said strip and being movable to closed position and said flange on said strip.

betweensaid fioor 3. A device of the character' described i.

r comprising a floor,v a pair of v uprig'ht end `t walls attached to the fioor, a rear wall extendmg from the rear edge of one of said end walls to the Vrear edge of the other end wall, means securing said rear wall in the position aforesaid, roof sections attached to the upper ends` of said end walls, a metallic ,strip connecting the upper ends of said end wallsat the front, and a' door having its lower end hinged to said floor and its upper end hinged to 'said strip for movement from f Vclosed position to'open position, and viceV comprising a fioor, a pair of upright end walls attached to the fioor, a rearwall connecting the rear edges of said end walls,

g means forsecuring said rear wall in theposi- Fiog se

tiong aforesaid, roofsections attached to the upper ends of said endfwalls, a metallic strip t connecting the upper ends of said end wallsV Vat the front, a door having its lower end* hinged to said fioor and its upper end hinged Vto said strip and being movable from and to closed position, and means attaching and f'holding in rigid relationship the intermediate portions of said strip and said fioor and said rear wall.

JAMES VHENLY FRIER, JR.

4. A device ofl the character described. 

